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by John Evans
Jun 22, 20182 min read
Older patients respond better to melanoma immunotherapy
“Our study shows that age is an important factor to consider when administering immunotherapy to melanoma patients,” said Ashani Weeraratna,
by John Evans
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Non-melanoma skin cancer risk for outdoor professions
Investigators found significant differences between the outdoor professions, with mountain guides at the highest risk for NMSC. As well, sub
by John Evans
Jun 5, 20184 min read
DPCP an option for treatment of patients with melanoma
“This is a treatment that had been used fairly extensively, especially in Australia, and been published on and seemed to have a good success
By Bianca Quijano
Jun 4, 20183 min read
Canadian teens unaware about dangers of sun exposure
Along with the week-long campaign, the CDA strongly recommends physicians and parents to remind teenagers to avoid using indoor tanning faci
by Bianca Quijano
May 14, 20182 min read
World Melanoma Day: CDA hosting Facebook Live session at 1 p.m. EST
Melanoma is one of the fastest-rising cancers in Canada and the CDA stresses that it is important for Canadians to learn about the causes an
by Bianca Quijano
May 8, 20182 min read
Daily ASA may double melanoma risk in men
That being said, the researchers emphasized that men should not stop taking ASA, as it is known to lower their risk of heart attack. Dr. Nar
by Bianca Quijano
Apr 16, 20182 min read
Pembrolizumab reduced recurrence risk of stage 3 melanoma
After a median follow-up of 15 months, 135 of the 514 patients treated with pembrolizumab
and 216 of the 505 patients treated with placebo
by John Evans
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Macrophages impair PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma
"Our study suggests that assessing the abundance of macrophages and the contextual presence of CD8 T-cells—for example by measuring gen
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